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Favourite books of 2014

One of my
2015 resolution is to watch less TV and read more books (really original I know…).
It’s not that I didn’t read anything during the past year, but I definitely watched
too many Teletoon night shows! In today’s post, I present you my top five books
of 2014.

The alchemist of Paulo Coelho : This is about a young shipper named Santiago. One day, an old man who claims to be a king offers him to help him to fulfill his “personal legend”. Unsatisfied by his life,
he doesn’t hesitate to sell all his sheep and go to Africa in
search of a treasure buried at the foot of the Pyramids of Egypt. During his
trip, he will meet the Alchemist, and will learn to listen to his heart and
the world around him.

I read this
book at the beginning of 2014 and I loved it! In fact, I had already read this
book when I was at school about 7 or 8 years ago, and I remembered that I loved
it. At this time, I just liked the story, but after growing up, I think this
book is really inspiring. We start to question our life. Why I am here right
now? What are the things that I gave and why? What are my dreams? What meaning do I
want to give to my life?

The Honest Life of Jessica Alba : The purpose of this book is to show us that we can live more responsibly,
while still having style and fun. The book is
divided in seven chapters (food, cleaning, beauty, style, home, baby and
inspiration). Because I studied in Sustainable Development, I find the concept
of this book very interesting. It gives lots of little really simple tricks to
eat heathier, clean with products wich contain less toxic or decorate your
house with sustainable products. Also, I love Jessica Alba and having an overview
of her life and her way to decorate her home fully satisfy my curiosity.

The Divergent Trilogy of Veronica Roth : We follow the adventures of Tris Prior who
lives in a city where everyone belongs to a faction that was selected bases on
his personality. During the choosing ceremony, Tris finds out that she doesn’t
belong to any of these factions, a phenomenon called the divergence. One day,
she discovers a conspiracy that aims to eliminate all of the divergent
population…

When I
started the book (I had not seen the movie yet) I was immediately absorbed by
the story! I was awake for hours in my bed, wondering at the end of each page “What
happen next?!”. This book is also really philosophical in my opinion (or maybe
it’s just me who see messages everywhere…). It makes you think about our place
in the society and the ease we have to put people in boxes, groups, when in
fact each person is unique!

The beginning of everything of Robyn Schneider : I heard about this book through one of my
favourite Youtuber Ingrid who was raving about it. After a lot of videos I just
thought “Well, if this book is so good, I need to have it!”. This is the story
of a popular high school boy named Ezra. One night, a tragic accident happens.
Ezra loses his friends, his popularity, his health… But then begins a new
journey, where he will meet real friends and fall in love with a mysterious new
girl : Cassidy Thorpe.

It took me
time to really get into this book, but once I did I just loved it! This book is
full of razor-sharp wit and so funny and heartbreaking at the same time.

Knights of Emerald of Anne Robillard : I had already read several volumes of this series when I was a teenager
and I remember loving all of them! The story takes place in a distant world and
begins with the birth of a purple child named Kira conceived during the rape of
the Queen Fan de Shola by the Black Emperor Amecareth. Emerald Knights, wich
were until now only representatives of the King, will have the difficult task
of protecting Kira against her father who wants to have her at his side more
than anything. A prophecy announces that she alone will be able to destroy him…

I love this
style of book, a real fan of Fantastic! Dragons, wizards, giant insects, elves,
all the ingredients are present for endless evenings!

I hope this
review will make you want to read more! Do
you have any recommandation for 2015?XO Marjoriept>